Aleksandar Aranitović
Aleksandar Aranitović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Аранитовић, born 24 January 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball for ADA Blois of the LNB Pro B. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays at the shooting guard position. His older brother Petar is also a professional basketball player.
![]() Aranitović with Crvena zvezda juniors in March 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||
League | LNB Pro B | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | January 24, 1998|||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||
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2014–2017 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Mega Leks | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | ADA Blois | |||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Aranitović played in youth categories with Crvena zvezda. He made his debut with Zvezda's first team during the 2014–15 Serbian League season. On July 16, 2015, Crvena zvezda loaned him to Mega Leks for the 2015–16 season.[1] On January 25, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda until 2020.[2] While playing with Mega Leks, he got injured in early February 2016, and later missed the rest of the 2015–16 season.[3] In December 2016, he renewed his injury[4] and later missed the whole 2016–17 season.
On August 9, 2017, Aranitović signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[5] Partizan parted ways with him in December 2019.
In January 2020, Aranitović signed for ADA Blois of the French LNB Pro B.[6]
National team career
With Serbia's junior national team, Aranitović won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
References
- "Mega Leks signs young talent Aleksandar Aranitovic". Sportando.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Aleksandar Aranitović u Crvenoj zvezdi do 2020!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). January 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- "Teška povreda Zvezdinog klinca!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Какав малер: Александар Аранитовић обновио повреду". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Aleksandar Aranitović je nova crno-bela sedmica". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Aranitović na novom početku – u Francuskoj". b92.net. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
- Aleksandar Aranitović at aba-liga.com
- Aleksandar Aranitović at eurobasket.com
- Aleksandar Aranitović at fiba.com